Publications

Marcello Vasta

International and National Journals

1.      M. Vasta, Exact Stationary Solution for a Class of Nonlinear Systems Driven by Non- Normal Delta Correlated Processes, International Journal of Non-linear Mechanics, Vol 30, pp 407-418, 1995.

2.      M. Di Paola, G. Ricciardi, M. Vasta, A Method for the Probabilistic Analysis of Non- linear Systems, Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics, Vol. 10, pp 1-10, 1995.

3.      G. Muscolino, G. Ricciardi, M. Vasta, Stationary and Non Stationary Probability Density Function for Non Linear Oscillators, International Journal of Non-linear Mechanics, Vol. 32, pp 1051-1064, 1997.

4.      M. Di Paola, M. Vasta, Stochastic Integro-Differential and Differential Equations of Non Linear Systems Excited by Parametric Poisson Pulses, International Journal of Non-linear Mechanics, Vol. 31, pp 855-862, 1997.

5.      M. Vasta, J.B. Roberts, Higher Order Spectra Analysis for Stochastic Parameter Estimation of Non-Linear Systems, Journal of Sound and Vibration, Vol.213 (2), pp.201-221, 1998.

6.      I. Gullo, G. Muscolino, M. Vasta, Probability Density Function of the Non-Gaussian Alongwind Response of SDOF Linear Structures, Journal of Wind Engineering, Vol 1, pp 307-318, 1998.

7.      M. Vasta, G.I. Schueller, Stochastic Phase Space Reduction of Non Linear Systems by Karhunen Loeve Expansion, Journal of Engineering Mechanics, vol.126 no 6, pp 626-632, June 2000.

8.      J.B. Roberts, M. Vasta, Energy Based Stochastic Estimation for Non-linear Oscillators with Random Excitation, Transactions of the ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics vol.67, no.4; Dec. 2000, pp.763-71.

9.      J.B. Roberts, M. Vasta, Markov Modelling and Stochastic Identification for Nonlinear Ship Rolling in Random Wave, Philosophical Transaction of the Royal Society of London, vol. 358, pp 1917-1941, 2000.

10.  J.B. Roberts, M. Vasta, Parametric Identification of Systems with Non-Gaussian Excitation using Second and Higher Order Spectra of the Measured Response Only, Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics, pp 59-71, 2000.

11.  J.B. Roberts, M. Vasta, Energy Based Stochastic Estimation of Nonlinear Oscillators with Parametric Random Excitation, Meccanica, vol. 37 (1-2), pp. 33-49, 2002.

12.  M.Vasta, Stochastic Parameter Estimation of Non Linear Systems, Nonlinear Stochastic Dynamics – IUTAM 2002, Edited by N. Sri Namachchivaya and Y.K. Lin, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, pp.269-278.

13.  M.Vasta, A.Luongo, Dynamic Analysis of Linear and Nonlinear Oscillations of a Beam Under Axial and Transversal Random Poisson Pulses, Nonlinear Dynamics Volume: 36, Issue: 2, June 2004, pp. 421-435.

14.  A. Paolone, M.Vasta and A.Luongo,Flexural-Torsional Bifurcations of a Cantilever Beam Under Potential and Circulatory Forces:Part I Nonlinear Model and Stability Analysis,Int.  Journal of Nonlinear Mechanics,Vol. 41, pp.586-594, 2006.

15.  A. Paolone, M.Vasta and A.Luongo, Flexural-Torsional Bifurcations of a Cantilever Beam Under Potential and Circulatory Forces:  Part II Post-Critical Analysis, Int. Journal of Nonlinear Mechanics, Vol. 41, pp.595-604, 2006.

16.   F.Benedettini, D.Zulli and M.Vasta, Nonlinear response of SDOF systems under combined deterministic and random excitation, Nonlinear Dynamics, Vol.46, pp.375-385, 2006.

17.  A. Paolone, F. Romeo and M. Vasta, Parametric resonance of Hopf bifurcation in a generalized Beck’s column, Journal of Computational and Nonlinear Dynamics, Volume 4, Issue 1, 2008.

18.  M. Vasta, F. Romeo and A. Paolone, A discrete approach for a generalised Beck’s column in parametric resonance, in print on Journal of Solid and Structure, 2009.

19.  Barbato, M., Vasta, M., Closed form solutions for the time variant spectral characteristics of non stationary random processes, submitted on Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics, 2008.

20.  Sepe V., Vasta M. and Casini P., ‘Identification of structural and forcing parameters of linear and non-linear mechanical systems under unknown excitations’, submitted on Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics.

Proceedings of International and National Congresses

21.  G. Falsone, M. Vasta, On the Approximated Solution of Non-Linear Systems Under Non-Gaussian Excitations, in Probabilistic Mechanics and Structural and Geot. Reliability (Ed. Y. K. Lin), Proceedings of 6th Specialty Conference EM, ST, GT Div/ASCE, Denver, CO, July 8-10 1992, pp.140-143.

22.  G. Ricciardi, M. Vasta, Risposta di Sistemi Lineari Soggetti ad Impulsi di Poisson, proceedings of XI National Conference of the Italian Association of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics AIMETA 1992, Trento, Ottobre 1992.

23.  S. Caddemi, M. Di Paola, M. Vasta, Maximum Peak of the Response of Structures Under Stochastic Loads, Proceedings of the Second European Conference on Structural Dynamics: Eurodyn '93, Trondheim, Norvegia, June 1993.

24.  S. Caddemi, M. Di Paola, M. Vasta, Picco Massimo della Risposta di Strutture Non Lineari Eccitate da Processi Aleatori, proceedings of VI National Conference L'Ingegneria Sismica in Italia, Perugia, Ottobre 1993.

25.  G. Ricciardi, M. Vasta, Analisi Aleatoria di Sistemi Non Lineari: Troncamento Sulla Funzione Caratteristica, proceedings of the National Conference of the Italian Association of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics on Stochastic Mechanics, Taormina, luglio 1993.

26.  S. Benfratello, M. Di Paola, M. Vasta, Envelope Function for Wide-Band Stochastic Processes, Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Computational Stochastic Mechanics, Atene, Grecia, June 1994.

27.  G. Muscolino, G. Ricciardi, M. Vasta, Approximate Probability Density Function for Nonlinear Structural Systems, proceedings of ICASP 7, Seventh International Conference on Applications of Statistics and Probability, Paris, France, July 1995.

28.  M. Vasta, Stochastic Integro-Differential and Differential Equations of Non Linear Systems Excited by Parametric Poisson Pulses, proceedings of the Workshop of the Human Mobility Stochastic Project, Lisbon, 13-15 April 1996.

29.  J. B. Roberts, M. Vasta, Higher Order Spectra Analysis for Stochastic Identification of Non-Linear Systems, proceedings of Sixteenth IASTED International Conference on Modelling, Identification and Control, February 17-20, 1997, Innsbruck, Austria, pp157-165

30.  H. J. Pradlwarter, M. Vasta, Numerical Solution of the Fokker Planck Equation via Gaussian Superposition, ICOSSAR'97 International Conference on Safety and Structural Reliability, November 21-24, 1997, Kyoto, Japan

31.  G.I. Schueller, H. J. Pradlwarter, M. Vasta and N. Harnpornchai, Benchmark Study on Non-Linear Stochastic Structural Dynamics, ICOSSAR'97 International Conference on Safety and Structural Reliability, November 21-24, pp.355-362, 1997, Kyoto, Japan

32.  G. Muscolino, G. Ricciardi, M. Vasta, Probability Density Function for Nonlinear Structural Systems by C-Type Gram Charlier Series Expansion, proceedings of the EUROMECH Colloquium, Clemont Fernand, France, 21-24 October, 1997

33.  I. Gullo, G. Muscolino, M. Vasta, Probability Density Functiuon of the Non-Gaussian Alongwind Response of SDOF Linear Structures, proceedings of 2EACWE, Genova, Italy, 1997, pp 1919-1926

34.  G.I. Schueller, M. Vasta, On Phase Space Reduction of Non Linear Systems, 12th ASCE Engineering Mechanics Division Conference, San Diego Marriot La Jolla, La Jolla, California, May 17-20, USA, 1998

35.  M. Di Paola, M. Vasta, Higher Order Statistics on Potential Systems, proceedings of the third International Conference on Computational Structural Dynamics, pp.267-272, Isle of Santorini, Greece, 14-17 June 1998.

36.  M. Vasta, J.B. Roberts, An approximate explicit transition probability function for non-linear systems to impulsive loads, proceedings of the third International Conference on Computational Structural Dynamics, pp.135-142, Isle of Santorini, Greece, 14-17 June 1998.

37.  J.B. Roberts, M. Vasta, Stochastic Spectral Structural Identification based on Measured Response Only, proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Stochastic Structural Dynamics, 6-8 August 1998, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana.

38.  M. Vasta, J.B. Roberts, Response of non-linear oscillators to non-white random excitation using an energy based method, proceedings of the International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics IUTAM on Nonlinearity and Stochastic Structural Dynamics, 4-8 January 1999, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, Chennay.

39.  G. Falsone, M. Vasta, Determinazione del filtro relativo alla pressione del vento modellata come un processo aleatorio non gaussiano, 6o convegno nazionale di ingegneria del vento in-vento-2000, Genova, 18-21 June 2000

40.  J.B. Roberts, M. Vasta, Energy Based Stochastic Estimation of Nonlinear Oscillators with Parametric Random Excitation, Euromech 413 Colloquium on "Stochastic Dynamics of Nonlinear Mechanical Systems",12-14 June 2000, Palermo, Italy

41.  F.Benedettini, M.Vasta, Stochastic response analysis of non-linear oscillators to combined deterministic and random excitation by multiple time scaling, ICOSSAR’01, 8th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability, Newport Beach, California, USA, 17-22 Giugno 2001.

42.  M.Vasta, M.Di Paola, Extended Entropy Functional for Nonlinear Systems in Stochastic Dynamics, PAMM online proceedings of GAMM, 12-15 Febbraio 2001, ETH Zurigo, ISSN: 1617-7061, Volume 1, Issue 1, 2002.

43.  A.Luongo, M.Vasta, A. Paolone, Bifurcation and Stability analysis of thin-walled beams under conservative and non conservative loads, Eurodyn’02, Munich, Germany, 2-6 Settembre 2002.

44.  Zulli, D., Alaggio, R., Vasta, M. and Benedettini, F., Sensibilitā alle imperfezioni iniziali nella dinamica libera di una trave nello spazio, GIMC 2002, Third Ibero-Latin American International Conference on Computational Mechanics, Giulianova (Te), Italy, 24-26 June 2002.

45.  F.Benedettini, D.Zulli and M.Vasta, Analysis of the Nonlinear Response of a Cantilever Beam under  Deterministic and Random Excitations, Proceedings of ASME Symposium on Nonlinear Dynamics and Stochastic Mechanics Washington, November 16-21 2003

46.   M.Vasta, D.Zulli, Stationary and non-stationary response probability density function of a beam under random Poisson pulses, ICOSSAR05, Rome, June 2005, pp.1895-1902.

47.   A. Paolone, F. Romeo and M. Vasta, Stability Analysis of Thin Walled Beams Under Periodic Excitation, Eurodyn 2005, Paris, 4-7 September  2005, pp.2011-2016.

48.   V.Sepe, M.Vasta, Turbulence effects on aeroelastic stability of long span bridges, Eurodyn 2005, Paris, 4-7 September  2005, pp. 421-426.

49.   R.Iwankievicz, M.Vasta, Approximate method for probability density of the response of a linear oscillator to a non-Poisson impulse process, III European Conference on Computational Mechanics, Solids, Structures and Coupled problems in engineering, Lisbon, Portugal, 5-8 June, 2006.

50.   R.Iwankievicz, M.Vasta, Approximate solution of equations for probability density of the response of a linear dynamic system under Erlang renewal impulse process, CISM 2006, Rhodes 21-23 June 2006, pp. 357-365.

51.   Casini P., Sepe V. and Vasta M., Identification procedures for linear and non-linear mechanical systems under unknown excitations. First International Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering - COMPDYN 2007. Crete , June 13-16, 2007

52.   A. Paolone, F. Romeo and M. Vasta, Critical and post-critical analysis of Hopf bifurcation in parametric resonance regime, International Symposium on Recent Advances in Mechanics, Dynamical Systems and Probability Theory, MDP – 2007, Dynamical Systems and Probability Theory, Palermo, June 3-6, 2007

53.   M.Vasta and A.Paolone, Linear and non-linear parametric oscillations of a beam under random pulses, ENOC05,  Eindhoven, Netherlands, 7-12 August 2005, pp765-771.

54.   M.Vasta, F.Romeo and A. Paolone, Continuous vs. discrete approach for parametric resonance in a generalized Beck’s column, Eurodyn – 2008, Southampton (UK), July 7-9, 2008.

 

 

 

Ph.D. Thesis

M. Vasta, Calcolo Differenziale Stocastico per la Valutazione della Risposta Strutturale a Forzanti Impulsive (in Italian), 1996.

 

Student Book

P. Casini, M.Vasta, Scienza delle Costruzioni, Ed. Cittāstudi, ISBN 8825173369, 2008